Tire making machine



June 7, 1949;

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TIRE MAKING MACHINE Filed Aug. 30, 1945 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 mrornzy' Patented June 7, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TIRE MAKING MACHINE Conious E. Powers, Natchez, Miss.

Application August 30, 1945, Serial No. 613,595

14 Claims. 1

My invention relates to tire building machines, but more particularly to stitching and roller means for joining together the various plies of fabric going into the make-up of a tire carcass on a tire building drum.

This patent application is a continuation in part of my patent application for tire stitching apparatus, Serial Number 472,570, filed January 16, 1943, now abandoned.

My invention does not include a tire drum construction and the means for operating it. That is to say, my invention in stitching roller mechanisms is to be used with prior art tire drums. In my drawings I show a simple straight sided drum with a bead seat used in conjunction with my invention, but it is to be understood that my invention may be used with all types of drums with or without bead seats or with other variations, if desired.

An object of my invention is to provide in tire making machines a stitching roller mechanism the rollers of which may be so moved as to contact all of the outer surface of tire plies laid on a tire drum that need to be stitched by the rollers.

Another object of my invention is to provide a tire making machine that is adapted to stitch tire plies both on the horizontal outer surface of a drum and stitch tire plies around tire beads set in the ends of tire drums.

Another object of my invention is to provide in tire making machines a cam controlled stitching roller mechanism by means of which the roller may be made to travel in a curvilinear path approximating the profile of a layer of tire fabrics placed on a tire drum.

Another object of my invention is to provide in tire making machines a stitching roller mechanism the rollers of which in their operation are pressed against tire fabrics on a tire drum through the means of a yieldable connecting means to allow the rollers to accommodate themselves to variations in the profile contour of layers of fabric on a tire drum.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will appear from a reading of my detailed description to follow of a tire making machine embodying my invention illustrated by my accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a tire making machine embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a left end elevation view of the tire making machine illustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a front elevation view of the tire making machine illustrated in Figure 1 with the tire drum removed.

Figure 4 is a vertical cross sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is an enlarged plan View of a portion of the tire making machine illustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 6 is an enlarged plan view of a portion of the tire making machine illustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 7 is aside elevation view, partly broken, of the construction illustrated by Figure 6.

Figure 8 is an enlarged fragmentary view of a part of the structure illustrated by Figure 6.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary plan view of the construction illustrated by Figure 6.

Figure 10 is a plan View of a modification of the structure illustrated by Figure 6.

Figure 11 is a diagrammatic View illustrating an adjustment of a part of the tire making machine illustrated by Figure 1.

Figure 12 is an enlarged view of a portion of r the machine illustrated by Figure 1.

Figure 13 is a diagrammatic view illustrating an adjustment of a part of the tire making machine illustrated by Figure 1.

Figure 14 is an enlarged view of a portion of the machine best illustrated in Figure 3 and,

Figure 15 is an enlarged view of a portion of the machine illustrated in Figure 1.

Before entering into my detailed description of my invention, I will give a brief outline of its function. In the operation of my invention the operator stands in front of the drum D. In my description to follow the structure designated as right handed and left handed will correspond with the operator's right and left hand when facing the drum D.

I have incorporated in my invention in tire making machines a pair of rollers and suitable mechanisms designed to move the rollers in unison on a conventional tire drum D. My specification will not embrace any detailed description of the drum D or its driving mechanism since they form no part of my invention.

I incorporate in my tire making machine means for moving the rollers longitudinally with respect to the axis of the drum D which means will hereafter be referred to as the longitudinal roller moving means.

In my mechanism I have incorporated a means for moving the rollers into contact with the rear wall of the drum D hereafter to be called the roller advancing mechanism.

Another roller moving mechanism that I incorporate in my tire making machine turns the roller spindles on which the rollers are rotatably 3 mounted in horizontal planes to cause the rollers to make contact with the horizontal surface of the drum D and make contact with the drum D around the ends of the same, which mechanism will be hereafter referred to as the roller shaft turning mechanism.

My tire making machine is adjustably mounted on an anchoring plate I which may be fastened, if desired, to a factory floor. However, due to the weight of my tire making machine itself, it is not necessary to fasten the anchoring plate III to the floor surface.

Two pairs of equally spaced perforated anchor lugs II are extended up from the anchor plate' It] to support the weight of the whole tire making machine. A duplicate pair of positioning rods I2 are rotatably mountedin-the perforated lugs II. The positioning rods I2 may beturned by a Wrench applied to their square ends I3. Pairs of spaced stop pins I4 are extended through the positioningrods I2 on opposite sides of the anchor lugs II to prevent the positioning rods I2 from moving through the perforated lugs II. Each positioning rod I2 is provided with a central threaded portion threaded lugs I! are engaged. The'depending lugs I! are made integral with the base plate I6 on which other frame members and moving parts of my illustrated tiremaking machine are mounted in sliding relationship with the anchor plate I0.

My tire making machine may be nicely positioned'with respect to a tire drum D on which it operates by rotating the positioning rods I2 in clockwise or counterclockwise directions as the case demands. After my tire making machine is positioned by means of' thep'ositioning rods I2, it is allowed to stay in such adjusted position during the entire time a particular classof work is being performed by it. The positioning ro'ds I2 bring my tire making machine Within working range of the tire drum D.

A pair of parallel side plates I8 are welded to and extended upwardly from the base plate I6. A pair of parallel crosshead guide. rods I9 are fastened to the side plates I8. A pair of driving shaft bearing supportslfl are extended upwardly from the base plate I6 and fastened to same by bolts 22;

The main framework of' my' machine is completed by two pairs'of guide rods extending from.

the front toward the back'ofand parallel to the base plate I6; I mount theseguide rods on the top of the side plates I8 by means of pairs of guide rod supporting blocks 2| fastened to the side plates I8 by bolts 22a. These guide rods are arranged as an inside pairof guide rods 23 positioned above the Outside pair of guide rods 24. On the frame work above described, the moving parts of my machineare mounted.

All.of the moving parts of my tire making machine tobe described in detail hereafter are actuated through the means of the driving shaft 26 which is turned by means of the motor M connected to a source of power not shown through the means of an electric cable E which leads through a reversing control switch S. The control switch S is provided with a right hand switch pedal R and a left hand. switch pedal L so arranged that the operator may press the right pedal R or the left pedal L with his foot to cause the driving shaft 26 to rotate in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction as the need arises. When he takes his footoif of the right pedal'R or the left pedal L, the motor power is shut off.

I5. with which depending,

The motor M bolted directly to the base plate It turns the driving shaft 26 through the means of the V belt B engaging the driven pulley 21. The driving shaft 26 is rotatably mounted on a pair of split bearings 25 bolted directly to the base plate I6. The front end of the driving shaft 26 is provided with a crankhead 28 which is keyed to the same. The crankhead 28 is provided with a pair of oppositely positioned offset crank pins 29 through the means of which reciprocating motions are imparted to the crossheads 49 slidably mounted on the guide rods I9. The off-set crank pins 29 are spaced equal radial distances from the axis of rotation of the driving shaft 2 5,

Thelongitudinal roller moving means mentioned earlier in this specification is comprised of the pair of crossheads 4B which are slidably mounted onthe guide rods I9 and the link mechanism by means of which they are connected to the offset crank pins '29. These link mechanisms start with'the connecting rods 30 which are pivotably mounted to the offset crank pins 29 and by means of connecting'pins 3| to. the A frames 32 constituting levers pivotably connected to the base plate I6. The pivoted A frames 32 are pivotably mounted by means of pivot pins 33 to the lever brackets; 34" secured to the base plate I6. The pivoted A frames 32" are provided with a series of stroke adjustingholes 35' in which the connecting pins 3I may be selectively positioned.

the pivoted A frames 32. Pull rods 39' which are threadedly engaged in the trunnion nuts 31 to permit horizontal adjustment are used to connect the crossheads 40 with the pivoted A frames 32;

The reader will appreciate that the higher up the connecting rod 30 is. connected into the A frames 32, the shorter theistroke of the A frames 32- will be. The longitudinal dimension of the drum Dtobe worked on dictates the stroke adjustment of the A frames 32 and the position of the'setting of the crossheads 4D with respect to the A frames 32' as accomplished by means of the threaded pull'rodsg39.

Afterthe above mentioned adjustments have been made, they are left set throughout the operations of the machine as long as the machine is being used with. a particular drum D.

At thispoint the readers attention is directed to the diagrammatic view shown in Figure 11 which illustrates the effect of changing the con.- necting point of the. connecting rod. 30 with A frame 32' from the lowest stroke. adjustin hole 35" to the next one higher. When the connecting rods. 30 are connected intothe lowest adjusting hole 35', the upper ends-36'of the Av frames 32 travel through an are. a, but when they are.

The

means of the pull rods 39 is best seen in Figure 13 of the drawing.

Rotations of the driving shaft 26 produce the reciprocating movements of the crossheads 46 which reciprocating movements are continued as long as the operator holds his foot down on either the right hand pedal R or the left hand pedal L of the control switch S. The operator may move the crossheads 40 slight distances in their travel toward each other or away from each other by using the right hand pedal R or the left hand pedal L depending upon the direction of rotation of the. crankhead 28 at any given moment.

The reciprocating motion of the crossheads 49 accomplished through the means of the above described mechanism is carried on in a positive manner and independent of the setting of cams dictating other motions imparted to the rollers 81 through the means of mechanisms hereafter described in this specification. It is pointed out here to the reader, however, that the other motions imparted to the rollers 81 are governed by the driving shaft 26 since the movements of these mechanisms are governed by cams, the roller advancing cam controlling the roller advancing mechanism, and the rack cam controlling the movements of the rack 61, both of which cams are attached directly to the driving shaft 26 and rotate with the driving shaft 26. The functions of these cams will be further explained in the course of my descriptions to follow of the mechanisms controlled by them.

The next roller actuating mechanism that I will describe is the roller advancing mechanism mentioned above which commences with the throw shaft 4| rotatably mounted in the throw shaft bearings 42 secured to the base plate IS. A pair of lever arms 43 are attached by means of set screws 46 on the ends of the throw shaft 4|. A cam lever 41 provided with a cam following roller 48 in its upper end is also secured to the throw shaft 4| by means of a set screw 46a.

Through the means of a tension spring 49 attached to the cam lever 41 and to the eyelet 50, welded to the base plate l6, the throw shaft 4| carrying the lever arms 43 is rocked in a forward direction, that is to say, a direction toward the drum D. However, the manner of the forward rocking motion is governed by the roller advancing cam 5| This roller advancing cam 5| may be adjustably mounted in both longitudinal directions on the driving shaft 26 and circumferentially of the same by means of set screws 46b.

The reader should bear in mind that these various adjustments are of particular advantage in my tire making machine to make it adaptable for use with varying sizes of drums D and also advantageous in making adjustments in the length of and the character of the various motions that must be imparted to the rollers 81 to make them perform the complicated movements they must perform in carrying out varying operations in the manufacture of tires.

The design of the cam 5| is dictated by the profile contour of the drum D and layers of fabric I placed on the drum D. Connecting rods 52 are joined to the slotted upper ends 44 of the lever arms 43 by means of bolts 45 and are connected to the ends of the shifting bar 53 by means of bolts 45. The shifting bar 53 is slidably mounted on the outside pair of guide rods 24 by means of the guides 54 fastened on the ends of the shifting bar 53.

The shifting bar 53 is slidably engaged with the two roller carriages 55 by being extended through the rear slotted ends 56 of the same between the pairs of rollers 58. By virtue of this arrangement, the roller carriages 55 may be carried in crosswise directions by the crossheads in which they are slidably engaged without varying the movement of the shifting bar 53 as dictated by the cam 5|. Under normal operating conditions, the roller carriages are given the forward and backward motions with respect to the side of the drum D under the power of the tension spring 49 controlled by the roller advancing cam 5| at the same time that the crossheads 46 are carrying the roller carriages 55 in directions parallel to the face of the drum D.

The roller spindle turning mechanism mentioned earlier in this specification includes the roller carriage 55 and the sliding rack 61. At this point I want to explain to the reader that the roller spindles 8B are turned through means of the chain 52 engaged with the chain driving sprocket 6| and the driven sprocket 63 carried by the roller carriages 55. The turning movements of the spindles 88 result from relative movements of the roller carriages 55 with respect to the sliding racks 61.

Before giving a detailed description of the roller spindle turning mechanism, I will describe the mechanism that moves the sliding racks 61 in directions to and from the drum D independent of the motions imparted to the roller carriages 55 as afore described.

The sliding racks 61 are moved in a similar manner to the way in which the roller carriages 55 are moved. The mechanism for moving the sliding racks 61 commences with the rack moving lever 10 which is pivotably mounted on the base plate |6 by means of a pivot pin 12 extending through the lower end of the rack moving lever 10 and the slotted lever bracket 13 welded to the base plate l6. A cam following roller 14 is rotatably mounted on the rack moving lever 10 opposite the rack cam 15 through the means of which cam 15 the sliding rack 61 is moved in its forward direction through the means of the rack shifting bar 11 which is actuated by the rack moving lever 10 connected to the rack shifting bar 11 near its center. The rack moving lever 10 is provided with a slotted upper end 1| embracing the rounded portion 18 of the rack shifting bar 11. By means of this driving arrangement, the rack shifting bar 11 is moved back and forth in positive smooth manners as dictated by the rack cam 15.

The rack shifting bar 11 is extended through the slotted ends 68 of the sliding racks 61 embraced by pairs of rollers 69 rotatably mounted in the slotted ends 68. The rack shifting bar 11 is provided with guides 19 through which the inside pair of guide rods 23 extend to compel the rack shifting bar 11 to stay always parallel to the guide rods IS in order that both of the sliding racks 61 may be moved in unison.

As shown in the drawings, the rack cam 15 works in opposition to the rack retarding spring 16 to advance the sliding rack 61. It is through the means of the rack retarding spring 16 that the sliding rack 61 is drawn away from the drum D.

The design of the rack cam 15 is dictated by the characteristics of the roller advancing cam 5| and also the profile of the drum D plus layers of the fabric F on the drum being worked on. During the travel of the rollers 81 from the center portion of the drum -D, the pr-ofile is almost straight. -D'uring this p'art or "the horizontal travel of the rollers 81 the roller advancing --ca'm I Will alIow but a 'slight iorward' motion of -"-the -'rollers 8'|- and during this substantially horizontal travel bf the'rollers 81, ther'ack ea'm 'l5"vvi1l dictate' but -a-slight turning-motion to the roller spindles-- 88. Further -e'xplanationof the movements of theroller's will be-given in the course 'of my description of the roller spindleturning me'chanis'm.

-The details of the roller spindle turning mechanism-'-are'=best"sh'own in Figure 6, "Figure-"7, and Figure 8 of -the drawings illustrating only the right-hand roller spindle turning mechanism. Since the left hand roller spindle turning mechanism is a complementary duplicate of the right hand-"roller lspindle turning mechanism, no n'eed iss'een of describing it in detail.

When the roller carriage 55 is moved through thehrb's'Shead MWith thesliding rack (ST-held 'st'ationarm'or when-the rack 81 ismovedinthe same direction of travel as the'roller carriage 55, but -mo're slowly, or when-the sliding rack-61 is n'm'Ved in "an' opposite direction 'from the 'di-rection of motion of the'roller carriage 55, or-When the roller carriage 55 is held stationary while'the sli'dingrack 61 ismovedi there comes about 'a' rela- '-tive r'notion I of the roller carriage '55 with respect to the sliding-rack 61. It is this relative motion of the roller carriage "55 wih respect to the sliding rack GL- that accomplishes the rotation 'of the roller spindle 88 in a manner now to be explained.

A-driving-pinion Bil-keyed to' the driving pinion 'sh'aftliflis' rotatably mount'ed in the roller 'carr-iage' 55 and 1 is in 'mesh with 'the sliding rack "61 sd'that any relative-motion of the "roller carriage= 55' with-'respect-tothe sliding'rack- 61 -causes "the driving pinion 59 to rotate. The driving p'in- -i'on 59 has a chain 'dr'y'ing -sp1-ocket'=-6 I secured 'toitat'a position above the'rollercarriage 55. A chain driven sprocket SS-is 'rotatably mounted transversely "of the forward I slotted end- 51 of therollercarriage 55. 'A' driving chain'fiz is Toopedover both the driving sprocket BI "and "the driven sprocket 63. The upper end' of the pinion shaft 80 and the upper end of the=sprocket shaft 64 are rotatably mounted in a spac'ingbar 66' tvl'iich'resists the 'pulling'force of the driving 'chain"B2.

The 'd'rivensprocket63 is mounted on a sprocket shaft '64 that extends transversely through the forward' slotted end 51 ofthe rollerca'rriage 55 andthrough'thehub 89 lying in the'slotted end 51 of the roller carriage 55 whichhub' 89 is 'iotatably'mounted inthe' roller carriage'ili. The hub 89 carries the'roller spindle 88 on'whichthe sectional roller 81 is mounted.

As a'inatter of safety and for the purpose of regulating; the pressure of the roller 8T onthe dr'um D, I make provision in this roller "spindle turning mechanism-for a sinall amount of yield (shown by dotted lines in Figure 8) "in the position of the ro1lersp'indle88 dictated by the two cams, the roller" advancing cam '5l andthe 'rackcam 15, through"the means -'of a yield'able clutch d'ri've'which I shall now describe.

The driving member of the yiel'da'ble clutch drive comprises the compression spring '8Utv'hich is adjustably-olamped to the threaded lower end 65 of the Vsprocket shaft "E4 and the sleeve clutch driving jaw 82 against whichthe spring 80pr'esses. The sleeve clutch' driving jaw "82' is "s'plin'ed to the sprocket 'sh'aft 64 to allow ittdrno've "down- Wa'r'dly "in" opposition "to the" compression spring while-turning"with the sprocket shait flper mitting the clutch driven jaw -83 together with the =hub '89, of which-nit mn r integral partsto rotate through a few degrees without I becoming disengaged-entirelyifrom the sleeve clutehidriving 'jaw 82. It is -}this lag that permits -the -small mount of yield in theang'ular positioni'o'f the roller-spindle:- 881mentioned abova it is pointed' out here to :the :reader that the final adjustment: ofthepressure underlwhichithe roller il'l is applied to the druni Di and the fabric F being worked on is determlned by the pr'essure of the compressionspringdfl. Ihe pressure of the compression spring 80 is controlled-by setting bf 'the compression spring-mitt I The compression-spring 88;: sleeve clutch- 'driving 'Jaw BZ, and -1the di lven jaw 83 are all enclosed byx'the shell 84. Theshell '84 must be made large' en'oii'gh notito "interfere :with the adjustments .in the compression-spring Bil-and movements of the driv- 'ing 'J ZW BZ.

-"No'w that the operation I of I my tire making machine hasb'een explained to thereader 'he c'an more readily understand from looking-at Figure 1+how I am 'en'abled-to place therollers -fl 'in's'ide bftheends of the drumlD into -eontacting position with the fabric F, turn the rollers "8'! around the rim of thedi um-D- and then draw the'irollers 81 'ina directlenxtoward the center of the drumD turning the rollers 81 end for end in doing so. -In carrying put tire making operations gin-the fabric" F -along the surface a of the drum D, this machine may be so adjusted by a change in the cam ='settings tnat the rollers a1 mayme started from a' positi'on at the center 0f the drum D in whi'chthe=rollers' 8lare extended parallelto the axis-ofthe drum' D and abutting re'achother in orderto work the entire surface of the fabric? on the drum D.

In' the modification of the rack fUU-shown 'in Figure 10 of my drawings will oe seem a rack Iribliified'"03713118 inclusion of a'stud [U l 7 The stud IUI is extended through a slot lm in'i an 'ovrlying*platd 'l fli-ofa "modified "crossh'ead T02. A nut "1 03 I also -'is provided for *clamping the-modified 1 rackll!!! in any desired longitudinally =-adjusted positionin-the"crosshead H12. The'roller c'a'rriage W06 andthe' pinion gear I'UTare dupli- "cates of the corresponding-parts of thepr'eierr'ed embodiment of my" tire' 'm'aking machine illus- -tra ted by"Figure 1.

Itis to-be'understood th'at in'a tire making machine made according to the teachings of my invention, included in the '-'-modificati'on "above described, that the rack moving mechanism foundin the preferred form ofmy tire making machine is'omitted. "Inthis-m o'd ified formo'f the tiremaking'machine, all' of the motions given its rollerwillbe under'the'control at a single cam positionedin a slmilarmanner'to the=am lever' l'l of the-preferred form of-my tire making machine.

Many useful operations in the manufacture of ti'res 'can'be accomplished'by the modified'formbf my tire makingm'achine which'modified form resembles" a'iorm of tire making machine'disclosed in a formerpatent application to which 'theinstant "application isa continuation in part.

" Having thus described my invention, I'claim:

15 In a tire making machine; a tire-stitching roller mechanism for usewitha tire drum'comprising a'roller adapted to cont'actthe*drum; a pressureapplying means 'for movingthe' 'r'oller intd ontactwith the drum along a 'radius I 0f the drum, a means for moving the roller length-'- wise of the drum including a slidably mounted crosshead on which the roller is mounted, a crankshaft, a connecting rod pivotally'connected to the crankshaft and pivotally connected to a lever along a medial portion of the same, the free end of said lever being pivotably connected to said crosshead.

2. In a tire making machine, a tire stitching roller mechanism for use with a the drum comprising a roller adapted to contact the drum, a roller turning mechanism comprising a slidably mounted roller carriage, a roller carrying huh on which said roller is mounted, rotatably mounted on said roller carriage, a driving means for rotating the hub including a driving pinion gear rotatably mounted on said carriage, said pinion gear being positioned in mesh with a rack and a means for producing a relative longitudinal mo tion of said carriage with respect to said rack.

3. The device as claimed in claim 2 wherein the said means for producing relative motion of said carriage with respect to said rack constitutes a means for moving said carriage.

4. The device as claimed in claim 2 wherein the said means for producing relative motion of said carriage with respect to said rack constitutes a means for moving said rack.

5. In a tire making machine, a the stitching roller mechanism for use with a tire drum comprising a roller adapted to contact the drum, a o

roller pressure applying means for moving the. roller into contact with the drum, a means for moving the roller lengthwise of the drum including a crankshaft, a slidable crosshead actuated through a lever means linked to the crankshaft by a connecting rod in which crosshead the roller is mounted, a roller turning means for turning the roller angularly to the drum including a, roller carriage, mounted on said crosshead, a spindle on which the roller is rotatably mounted, a shaft connected to the spindle and extended at right angles to the spindle, said shaft being rotatably mounted in said carriage and a driving means for turning the shaft including a pinion gear rotatably mounted on said carriage in mesh with a rack mounted on said crosshead, said roller carriage being slidably mounted in said crosshead and connected to a roller carriage moving means adapted for moving said roller carriage through said crosshead to cause the pinion gear in mesh with said rack mounted on said crosshead to turn and thereby turn th spindle and the roller mounted on the spindle.

6. The machine as claimed in claim 5 wherein said rack is slidably mounted on said crosshead and connected to a rack moving means adapted to move said rack through said crosshead.

7. In a tire making machine, a tire stitching roller mechanism for use with a tire drum comprising a roller adapted to contact the drum, means for moving the roller lengthwise of the drum including a crosshead slidably mounted on a shaft extending lengthwise of and parallel to said drum and a means for turning the roller angularly to the drum comprising a roller carriage mounted on said crosshead, a spindle on which the roller is rotatably mounted, a shaft extended at a right angle to the spindle rotatably mounted in. said carriage, a driven sprocket mounted on said shaft connected to a driving sprocket by a driving chain, said driving sprocket being joined to a pinion gear rotatably mounted in said carriage, said pinion gear being in mesh with a rack mounted on said crosshead, whereby a longitudinal movement of said pinion gear with 19 respect to said rack will cause said pinion gear to rotate to cause said spindle carrying said roller to turn.

8. The machine as claimed in claim '7 wherein said shaft is connected to said spindle by a spring actuated slip clutch to allow for a lag in the movement of the roller from a force applied to the same in opposition to a turning force applied to the roller by said means for turning the roller angularly to the drum.

9. The machine as claimed in claim 7 wherein said rack is slidably mounted on said crosshead and connected to a rack moving means adapted to move said rack through said crosshead.

10. In a tire making machine, a tire stitching roller mechanism for use with a tire drum comprising a roller adapted to contact the drum, a pressure applying means for moving the roller into contact with the drum along a radius of the drum and a means for moving the roller lengthwise of the drum comprising a crankshaft, a connecting rod pivotably connected to the crankshaft and pivotably connected to a lever, a pull bar pivotably connected to the lever, said pull bar being connected to a slidably mounted crosshead on which the roller is mounted.

11. In a tire making machine, a tire stitching roller mechanism for use with a tire drum, comprising a roller adapted to contact the drum, a pressure applying means adapted to move the roller into contact with the drum and press the same against the drum along a radius of the drum, means for moving the roller in a straight line motion lengthwise of the drum comprising a guide extending parallel to the drum and a movable crosshead on which the roller is mounted slidably mounted on the guide, and a means for turning the roller angularly with respect to the drum comprising a spindle on which the roller is rotat-ably mounted, a shaft connected to the spindle extending at a right angle to the spindle, a driving means for turning the shaft comprising a pinion gear in mesh with a rack mounted on said crosshead whereby .a longitudinal movement of the pinion gear with respect to the rack causes the spindle and the roller mounted on the spindle to rotate.

12. In a tire making machine, a tire stitching roller mechanism for use with a tire drum, comprising a roller adapted to contact the drum, a pressure applying means adapted to move the roller into contact with the drum and press the same against the drum along a radius of the drum, a means for moving the roller in straight line motion lengthwise of the drum and a, means for turning the roller angularly to the drum, the means for moving the roller lengthwise of the drum comprising a guide extending parallel to the drum and a movable crosshead on which the roller is mounted, said crosshead being slidably mounted on the guide, the means for turning the roller angularly to the drum comprising a spindle on which the roller is rotatably mounted, a shaft connected to the spindle extending at a right angle to the spindle, a driving means for turning the shaft comprising a pinion gear in mesh with a rack mounted on said crosshead.

13. The machine as claimed in claim 12 wherein the means for turning the roller angularly to the drum includes a spring actuated slip clutch adapted to permit slip in the driving means whereby the roller may lag when turned by the driving means.

14. In a tire making machine, a tire stitching roller mechanism for use with a tire drum, comawn-123 11 prising'a'roiler adapted-- to contactv the drum, a pressure we applying, means adapted to move the roller into contact with the drum and press the same=againstthe drum-. a'long a radius'of the drum, means vfor moving the roller instraight line motionlengthwise of the-drum and:a means for turning the roller angularly with respect to the-drum, the means for moving the roller length-.- wise: of "the drum comprising a. guide: extending parallel to the drum, a movablencrossheadon which the roller is mountedslidably mounted on thesguide: the means for tuming-the roller ansgularly with respect to'the .drum comprisingi-a spindle on;which the roller is rotatably mounted, aesh-aft connectedto the-spindle and extending atairight angle to'the spindle, a'drivensprocket mounted on theshaft connectedto a driving sprocket 1 by a chain, a pinionxgean joined to REFERENCES. CITED The following references are of record in" the file of this patent:

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